Senior Counsel, Corporate Governance

The role

You will support a global portfolio of corporate governance, entity and intercompany matters, compliance, and risk management. You will build governance practices and tools to support the growth of an international AI safety organization.

What you will do

• Support global corporate governance and entity matters including subsidiary governance, establishment, restructuring, board matters, and maintenance
• Support intercompany affairs including agreements, funding flows, transfer pricing, and tax matters
• Act as Assistant Corporate Secretary to the Board and other governing bodies
• Support the evolution and design of governance as a multi-stakeholder global AI safety organisation
• Support member recruitment and onboarding
• Support fundraising and financing initiatives including government grants and global philanthropy
• Build and implement a practical compliance and risk management framework
• Manage external counsel across jurisdictions

Required qualifications

• 6 to 10 years of relevant experience, with strong corporate and cross-border governance and entity management experience
• Member in good standing of the Barreau du Québec, or of another law society with eligibility to practise in Québec
• Experience supporting complex multinational structures, coordinating local and specialist counsel, and bringing legal, tax, financial and operational advice together into clear recommendations
• Ability to lead complex matters independently, identify priorities and involve the VP, General Counsel, other leaders or external specialists when needed
• Clear communication in French and English

Nice to have

• A combination of law firm and in-house experience
• Experience in high-growth environments, the non-profit sector, and/or corporate secretariat
• Experience in technology, AI or another regulated industry
• An interest in using technology, data and AI to improve legal processes

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits including mental health and wellness management account
• 20 days of vacation per year upon start
• Employer contribution of 4% to your retirement savings, with no required employee match
• Additional compensation totaling 8% of your salary to apply towards additional retirement savings or bonuses

Before you apply

• Apply with your résumé, highlighting your experience with entity structuring or cross-border corporate matters

About the company

LawZero is a Montréal-based non-profit advancing safe-by-design AI research under the scientific direction of Professor Yoshua Bengio. The organization aims to build non-agentic AI that learns primarily to understand the world.